Newport Flower Show Tickets Now on Sale

This year’s Newport Flower Show will take visitors on a colorful and beautiful voyage through the floral world, all within the spectacular rooms, terrace and lawn of Marble House.   Tickets are now on sale for the 27th annual Newport Flower Show, to be held June 23, 24 and 25, 2023.   For the first time in a quarter century, the Flower Show will be held at Marble House (1892), a Newport jewel inspired by the Petit Trianon of Versailles. The show’s usual location, Rosecliff, is undergoing several

Local Attractions Offer Free Admission for Newport County Residents & Hospitality Employees June 10-12

 Hospitality Days are back! For the first time since 2019, Newport County residents and employees of the hospitality industry are invited to visit 16 participating attractions in Newport and Bristol Counties from Saturday, June 10 through Monday, June 12.   The offer includes free admission to The Breakers, Marble House, The Elms and Kingscote. It excludes Hunter House, Green Animals Topiary Garden, the Beneath The Breakers tour or The Elms Servant Life tour, all of which require a timed ticket. To learn

Celebrate the Opening of Village Medical in Johnston!

Celebrate the Opening of Village Medical in Bristol!

NEW Bristol Donation Drop-Off Center Grand Opening - Free Food, Kid's Activities, and More!

Declutter Your Home, Refresh Your Community: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island Opens New Clothing Donation Drop-Off Center in Bristol! Starting your spring cleaning? Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island (BBBSRI) has you covered with the opening of their new Donation Drop-Off Center at 705 Metacom Ave. The center accepts donations of clothing, linens, and small housewares. You can conveniently drop donations off Monday to Saturday, 9am-5pm, and to accommodate busy schedules, a green Donation Bin

Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects Made with LEGO® Bricks Coming to Green Animals Topiary Garden

Sean Kenney's Nature Connects Made with LEGO® Bricks, an award-winning and record-breaking exhibition that uses beautiful works of art made from simple toy blocks to explore animal endangerment, the balance of ecosystems, and mankind’s relationship with nature, is coming to Green Animals Topiary Garden from May 26 through September 10.   A total of 14 sculptures will be exhibited at Green Animals, which is in Portsmouth, R.I. Sean Kenney’s Bonsai Tree will be displayed inside the Welcome Center at The

Upcoming Programs with Innovation Studio

INSPIRE teaches the fundamentals of entrepreneurship. Participants will be guided through a self-evaluation process to develop the characteristics to become entrepreneurs, including personality, skills, initiative, knowledge, and life experience. Throughout four sessions, participants will learn about the main characteristics necessary to become entrepreneurs and how to be creative and innovative in a business environment to make better decisions, overcome obstacles, and visualize opportunities at the

TroopTop Thursdays Are Back at the WaterFire Arts Center

WaterFire Providence announces the return of TroopTop Thursdays at the WaterFire Arts Center (WFAC) in partnership with Troop PVD and sponsored by US Rubber Lofts, proudly managed by Brady Sullivan Properties. Beginning June 1, 2023, TroopTop will return weekly through August 31, 2023 and will showcase live performances and art experiences as well as doubling as a fundraiser for the featured non-profit organization of the night. Programming for each evening is presented by Little Guy At The Gig.    "We

Preservation Society offers “Inside ‘The Gilded Age’” Tour

Prepare yourself for Season 2 of HBO’s “The Gilded Age” by experiencing a special guided tour through locations in the Newport Mansions where scenes for the popular historical drama were filmed.   For a limited time, The Preservation Society of Newport County is offering an exclusive “Inside ‘The Gilded Age’” tour, a 3½-hour experience at The Breakers, Marble House, The Elms and Chateau-sur-Mer. The tour is offered once on Fridays starting May 12 and is limited to a maximum of 12 people.   “They add

Learn how the Gilded Age transformed America

The America we know today was born in the Gilded Age. A time of exciting and unsettling change, the late 19th and early 20th centuries saw Americans go from horse-drawn to motor-driven, oil lamplight to electric light, farmwork to factory labor, handmade to assembly line-produced, all in a few tumultuous decades. Mass communications, easy long-distance travel, leisure time and modern conveniences reached millions for the first time. This fascinating period will be explored in depth during The

Unique Holiday Marketing Ideas Are Essential for Providence Small Businesses

Creative marketing can be a great way to stand out from the crowd and boost sales this holiday season. The Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce offers three reasons why businesses should use creative ways to market during the holidays:The holiday season is a busy time for consumers, and they are bombarded with marketing messages from all angles. If your business wants to cut through the noise, you need to find a way to stand out. Creative marketing can help you do just that.The holidays are a time when